Numerous studies show how important a strong appearance is – both internally and externally. Stakeholders associate CEOs directly with the business success of a company. In times of crisis, CEOs with a good reputation are given more confidence. Also, the acquisition of shares is decided by many shareholders – among other factors – based on the image of the top management. CEO videos are furthermore a statement of appreciation for an annual report and its readers.

The Bayer AG Online Annual Report 2016 sets new concept and design standards in online reporting. The integrated report was recently published and stands out with its new landing page, animated and interactive elements as well as multimedia storytelling within the magazine. It is worth having a closer look.

It’s good news for many web developers: Microsoft recently announced to stop supporting older versions of Internet Explorer (IE) by January 12, 2016. For our projects where we test online reports for IE9 compatibility, we have the objective to reduce this effort and recommend our customers to focus on browser compatibility beginning from IE11 (besides current versions of Chrome, Firefox and Safari). Many problems with modern CSS not working properly on old browsers are also fortunately solved by this move.

We always aim to bring our clients’ reports to the next level. To be always on top it is necessary to have fresh ideas and solutions at hand when you need them. Here are some interesting examples of digital CR reports.

In most sustainability reports the materiality matrix is displayed as static image. However, there are certainly more appealing ways to present the topic – just take a look at the examples in this article.

The web is an ever-changing landscape, and we at nexxar are constantly developing our skills and our approach to stay one step ahead of our competition. This entry focuses on innovative techniques across the web which could be relevant for storytelling in online reporting. We have focused on solutions that bring user engagement to the foreground and create meaningful interaction with content.

We are working hard to become the world’s number 1 in digital reporting. To make sure that this goal is achieved, our strategic focus is on innovation. Many of today’s standards in online reporting were actually developed by us. Here you find some highlights from our 2015 reporting season.

Company profile: nexxar has devoted itself entirely to the topic of digital reporting. This is unique, across the world. Since 2003 the Viennese company has published more than 500 reports on the web – primarily online annual reports and online sustainabilty reports.